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		tikhonj on Feb 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Facebook Connect Shouldn't Be Your Only Sign-i... I wonder if browserid[1] is a better alternative. It doesn't require a Facebook account or anything like that and is actually surprisingly easy to use (from the user's point of view). I only tried the demo, but it was basically frictionless. [1]: https://browserid.org/about I haven't evaluated it completely, but it seems like the best option right now.

rickr on Feb 4, 2012 | [–]

This looks nice but it does seem like it's an extra step for users to go through unless they are using this service.

Have you seen janrain? http://www.janrain.com/

stfu on Feb 4, 2012 | [–]

Really like that idea. Would love to see more sites implement it.

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